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“It revives an old bear,” Shamash said of the community’s interest in keeping the building up to date, after it faced closure during an accommodation review in 2000. “I would say the interest is stronger because they remember 2000. They call their teenagers, who were students at that time, to get them to sign the petition.” The school serves students living in West Wellington, Champlain Park, Tunney’s Pasture and the eastern part of Westboro, and hasn’t expanded since 1973. Currently, the school is at 124 per cent of its stated capacity. According to the board, a request for ministry funding for a seven-classroom addition was made again this past fall. The last time around, the board didn’t get funding for the $4-million proposal. The project is fourth on the board’s list of capital priorities, following the opening of a high school in Stittsville, and additions to Kanata’s A.Y. Jackson Secondary School and the east-end Viscount Alexander Public School. On Nov. 9, Elmdale’s trustee, the area’s MPP and the local city councillor met with Renew Elmdale to talk about moving the expansion forward. “What I saw was that we have the support of all three members and we just have to keep pressure on the Ministry of Education. We are all waiting for one department to make a decision,” Shamash said after the meeting. All three officials have written letters of support to the ministry,
as well. “A proposal for an addition that was decided democratically through an accommodation review, passed by the board of trustees has been denied by the ministry,” trustee Erica Braunovan wrote in her letter. “It’s time for Elmdale’s needs to be met without further delay. I urge that meaningful and lasting renewal take place to improve the condition of Elmdale Public School.” Across Kitchissippi, Coun. Jeff Leiper said he and community members have watched the urban schools be renewed, renovated or rebuilt one-by-one. “It’s due,” Leiper said of Elmdale. “Parents have been very patient for a long time. They’ve been on the list; they’ve been off the list. I think it’s important that the ministry make the necessary addition,” he said. Over the last five years, the population of Kitchissippi has grown almost six per cent. Leiper has credited that growth to new transit options, vibrant main streets and good schools. “People want to live in neighbourhoods with great schools,” he said. “We have to reflect the growth in our neighbourhood with investments in our schools.” The ministry is considering the business case submitted by the school board. There’s no set timeline for when it might get an answer on the application, said Karyn Carty Ostafichuk, the board’s manager of planning. See ELMDALE, page 3
Elmdale to get some upgrades this school year Continued from page 2
“We’ve done our utmost to put forward a really compelling business case in, and we hope that’s successful,” she said of the Elmdale renewal. She said staff speaks to the ministry to try to move the case forward, but the ministry has to balance it with the other 72 boards looking for cash. “Every year the capital requests are different, and they are looked at with fresh eyes.” Along with a lack of space, Elmdale is outdated. It opened in 1928 and has
steps leading down into bathrooms and the gymnasium, making it inaccessible for students with mobility issues. It also has an outdated heating system and no cooling system, along with other issues. The board announced its 2017 to 2018 improvement projects and it includes some upgrades for Elmdale. Those improvements include: • $250,000 for hallway lighting • $200,000 for ventilator replacement • $250,000 for washroom upgrades • $60,000 for fencing • $250,000 for main office
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‘We’ve done our utmost to put forward a really compelling business case in, and we hope that’s successful.’ Karyn Carty Ostafichuk manager of planning, public school board
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City to pour more money into road resurfacing in 2018 budget five years, the property tax increase will remain at two per cent, but provincial uploading of costs for administering the Ontario Works program and childcare, as well as a staff restructuring at city hall implemented after city manager Steve Kanellakos first took over the helm, has given the city some wiggle room to invest in key priorities. It’s also worth noting that the budget includes a two per cent increase to recreation fees, a 2.5 per cent increase to transit fares, a four per
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Mayor Jim Watson said he’s heard from residents that they’d like to see more money put into the city’s roads and winter maintenance. Spending on roads will increase to $12.6 million in 2018 – bringing the annual budget to $112.4 million. Snow removal will get a little more than a $2 million bump, bringing it to a total of $68.3 million. The figure for snow removal is based on recommendations by KPMG, a consultant the city hired last year to look at snow removal targets. Watson said snow removal is one of the biggest challenges. “You never know how much snow you’ll get,” he said, adding on lighter years, surplus funds in the budget get put into a “snow reserve.” The city released the draft budget at the Nov. 8 council meeting. In what has become status quo over the last
cent increase to water rates and five per cent increase to waste water and stormwater rates respectively. The city’s total budget is $3.42 billion. Forty per cent of that is related to labour, said deputy treasurer Isabelle Jasmin. The other top costs pressures include: policing, water and sewer and community and social services. The rural areas are also going to see a windfall for investments in their roads and culverts, Watson said – with the total number hit-
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Getting around seemed to be theme, as Watson announced there will be 20 new bus routes in the capital. Largely those routes will be in the suburbs such as Kanata, Orléans and Stittsville, but there’s one slated for the newly minted community of Wateridge – the former home of CFB Rockcliffe. An additional 17 doubledecker buses will be added to the OC Transpo fleet and the eligibility criteria for ParaTranspo will be expanded to include those with developmental delays. FAKE NUMBERS
College Coun. Rick Chiarelli spiced up the meeting by declaring the budget numbers to be “fake.” In the past, Chiarelli has been vocal about the defi-
cit - the debt load that it carries year over year. This year it stayed at $2.27 billion, the same as last year, but has steadily increased over the last decade.
‘The reality is I would encourage members of council to read the budget before they criticize it.’ Mayor Jim Watson
Just comparing 2016, when the deficit was at $1.78 billion to the 2018 number, there’s a more than 27 per cent increase. While Chiarelli wasn’t immediately available for comment, Watson spoke to allegations in the briefing following the budget’s release.
“The reality is I would encourage members of council to read the budget before they criticize it,” Watson said, adding Chiarelli missed the presentation of the budget by Jasmin. “There are no one-time fixes,” Watson said. “The numbers are all solid.” City treasurer Marian Simulik also called the numbers solid. She said one of the things city manager Steve Kanellakos did was look at where the city was vulnerable in terms of the budget estimates. One of things that stuck out for Simulik was the vacancy allowance – an amount the city budgets for positions that become vacant that don’t have to be filled. “We still have two or three areas to work on,” Simulik said, adding there’s always going to be surprises – like lawsuits, and a change to the minimum wage. “We simply cannot be all things to all people,” Watson said in his budget speech. “It’s also about setting priorities – and I believe that Budget 2018 balances those key priorities in a manner that will broadly secure our residents’ support…”
Central library build noticeably absent from library budget Draft document includes funds for Rosemount branch, bookmobile By Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
While the city’s library budget is well within the mandated two per cent property tax increase cap, noticeably absent from the Nov. 7 discussion was a plan for the central library. The Ottawa Public Library’s CEO Danielle McDonald said the reserves are in good shape. The draft budget presented to the board includes the $2 million slated for the renovation of the Rosemount branch, but it’s still unclear where the funds for the city’s portion of the proposed $168-million mega library set to be built at 557
if the financial report had come to the board when it was supposed to — in June — if the money would have been an “ask” in the next budget. McDonald said it was never the intent for it to be part of the budget process. She added the allotment for the process of developing the business case is $1.5 million. The financial plan has to include the city’s contribution after selling the existing branch on Metcalfe Avenue. Board chair Tim Tierney said there will be more information on the central library coming in the new year. Residents will have their say on the budget through online channels and their local councillors offices. The library board will meet again on Dec. 5 and vote on the draft budget. Council will vote on the budget as a whole on Dec. 13.
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always someone to watch. So nevermind the grumbling over a week of disruption in Ottawa. Let’s embrace our new status as a destination-location for something other than a G-8 meeting. Ottawa has its problems, but we’ll avoid talking about sinkholes for the moment. For now, we can all don our warmest winter gear and welcome the sports fans and others to our exciting old lumbertown.
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he city’s police force is seeking a budget increase that’s drawing some questions, but there’s one piece of equipment that Ottawa cops that should be a slam dunk. The police would like a second automated licence plate reader. Considering that the first reader used by our police caught 200 suspended drivers in its first year of operation, it’s a purchase everyone should support. The only people who might say otherwise are those caught driving when they shouldn’t be. The automated readers are mounted on police vehicles and “see” licence plates that pass nearby. The reader can check the plate number in a database and alert officers if a suspended or wanted driver may be on the road. It’s a privilege to drive, and police aren’t using the plate readers to track anyone’s movements, just taking a snapshot of a car at one
point in time. The process is not like a facial recognition scanner on a street, which could track who is where. That would never meet with Canadians’ support. The plate scanners do nothing more than a police officer could do with his or her own eyes and a laptop – just much faster. Keeping suspended drivers off the streets means we’re all safer. The next suspended driver caught could be a serial drunk driver – or any other driver who is motoring around town without liability insurance. The city nabbed 200 suspended drivers during the first year using a plate reader. While some may be purely administrative scofflaws, some will have been suspended drivers we don’t want behind the wheel. Without even knowing such a plate reader is out there on our streets, we’re all safer because of it. The police should take advantage of technology when it can make us safer while leaving us our freedoms.
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hat’s it!” somebody I know said. “I’m not cheering for the Senators any more.” That, you will know, was reaction to the Kyle Turris trade. But it could have been reaction to the Jason Spezza trade, or the Senators letting Alfie go, or the Mike Fisher trade, or letting Chris Neil go. Events like this happen every couple of years and they shake the affection of the fans. Perhaps it reflects a gap in our lives, or perhaps it’s just that we develop an honest interest in the members of the team we cheer for. Either way, it’s a wrench for many when a favourite leaves town. Interestingly, the players themselves are less affected. When interviewed, they express sorrow at having to leave the team and the town but, they add, it’s a business. Their team-mates say the same thing: Hate
CHARLES GORDON Funny Town to see him go but we’re excited to welcome the new guy. Owners and general managers, of course, feel the same way and so do most journalists. Watch the betweenperiods commentary of any televised game, where the talk is less about the game being played and more about trades and salary caps. Most fans are not so cold-blooded, however. They develop loyalties to players, particularly those who have been with the team for a while and those who develop a presence in the community. Kyle Turris was such a player and
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Jays? Perhaps it’s just life. Heaven knows we see it in commerce (where head office shuts down the neighbourhood store that everyone loves) such a person. There was nothing sive or not likely to fit into some new and politics (where — well, ask Tom not to like about the way he played system. Mulcair). the game. His community involveIn all but a few cases, the team But we always hoped sports were ment has been well-documented and survives whatever outcry develdifferent. was much-admired. The same goes ops. The season goes on, the team for people like Fisher, Alfredsson competes, new stars emerge and new and Neil. loyalties. Only last season, the newspapers Even kids, those who are often and TV sports shows were featurhardest hit, come to understand Editorial Policy ing a touching story: Kyle Turris, the cold hard facts of professional after scoring the overtime winner sports. Which is too bad: the bad The Ottawa West News welcomes letters to the in a playoff game, going straight news of a hero getting traded can be editor. Senders must include their full name, from the rink to the awards banquet a loss of innocence, the first inkling of the Capital City Condors, the a child gets that it’s a tougher world complete address and a contact phone numspecial-needs hockey team for which out there than he or she thought. ber. Addresses and phone numbers will not be he was honorary captain. There’s a lesson to be learned published. We reserve the right to edit letters for But it’s a business. here, and not a good one. Being a The same team that encourages good guy in the locker-room, a good space and content, both in print and online at ottawacommunitynews.com. To submit a letter fans to become emotionally attached guy in the community and a good to players does not hesitate to cut citizen generally doesn’t count for to the editor, please email to theresa.fritz@metthem loose if someone better — or much in the face of business realities. roland.com, fax to 613-224-2265 or mail to the cheaper — is available, or if the It’s not just hockey. Anybody Ottawa West News, 80 Colonnade Rd. N., Unit 4, player in question is considered remember Edwin Encarnacion partOttawa ON, K2E 7L2. unco-operative, too old, too expen- ing company from the Toronto Blue disTribuTion Traci Cameron - 613-221-6223 adMinisTraTion: Donna Therien 613-221-6233 display adverTising: Annie Davis 613-221-6217 Blair Kirkpatrick 613-221-6216 Catherine Lowthian 613-221-6227 Cindy Cutts 613-221-6212 Connie Pfitzer 613-221-6209 Geoff Hamilton 613-221-6215 Gisele Godin 613-221-6214 Jill Martin 613-221-6221 Lesley Moll 613-221-6154 Mike Stoodley 613-221-6231 Rico Corsi 613-221-6224 Classifieds: Sharon Russell - 613-221-6228 digiTal Media ConsulTanT: Cindy Gilbert - 613-301-5508
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A Grade 10 student at Holy Trinity High School took the safety of cyclists into her own hands. Sarah Becker, who received the Youth Award during the Crime Prevention Ottawa’s annual safety awards, hosted at city hall on Nov. 6, read about the number of cyclists involved in collisions each day and decided to act. “I was surprised by how many collisions there were,” Sarah said. She invented a backpack, powered by an LED light that charges with solar energy and offers two hours of illumination after dark. The backpack tells cars if the cyclists is turning — left or right — as well as stopping, through a wireless remote control connected to the bike’s handlebars. The inspiration came in part due to a cousin’s tragic death following a motorcycle accident. The theme of this year’s award was building safe communities. Crime Prevention Ottawa board chair Shad Qadri said it can be as sim-
ple as a new safety product — such as the bike backpack — or offering a safe space for a neighbour. Nicole Courchesne, who received the Volunteer Award for her work in the Neighbourhood Watch at the Alliance Housing Co-operative in Greenboro, said she visits with an elderly neighbour during the day to offer company and crosswords. “I do it because that’s the kind of community I want to live in,” she said. winners
This year’s award recipients are: * Community Program Award — MERIT * Volunteer Award — Nicole Courchesne * Landlord Award Timbercreek Communities * Youth Award — Sarah Becker * Business Award — Circle K Stores * Volunteer Program Award — Canadian Somali Mothers Association * Leadership Award — Christine * Longstanding Contribution Award — National Capital Area Crime Stoppers.
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In my previous column I wrote about the changes in the Woodroffe High School family of elementary schools. This column reviews the changes that have taken place for the Bell High School family of schools within Bay Ward. Lakeview Public School When the Western Accommodation Review first announced its recommendations OCDSB staff had proposed that Lakeview P.S. be switched from being an Early French Immersion (EFI) program school to a Middle French Immersion (MFI) program school. This would have meant a switch around with Bells Corners Public School. The logic was that Lakeview was a smaller building and could not hold the increased number of students with the addition of Grade 6. Thanks to the participation of local parents the final decision of the School Board was to have Lakeview remain an EFI program as well as add on Grade 6. Bells Corners Public School remained a MFI and English program and also has added Grade 6. Bayshore Public School The potential overcrowding at Lakeview P.S. was resolved by adding a new Early French Immersion to Bayshore Public School. This new EFI program and the current English program gives families a choice for their children. Bayshore has also added Grade 6 to its program. D. A. Moodie Middle School Prior to this year D.A. Moodie M.S. was the middle school (grades 6, 7 & 8) for Lakeview P.S., Bells Corners P.S. and Bayshore P.S. Now that all the area elementary schools have Grade 6 and Bell High School includes Grades 7 & 8, D.A. Moodie M.S. has now been closed.
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With D.A. Moodie M.S. closed Bell High School has became a Grade 7 to 12 high school with new additions being added to accommodate the new students. Area students now have only one transition on their education journey from elementary to high school. Woodroffe High School Craft Sale Saturday, December 2 (9 am to 3 pm) Woodroffe High School has created a popular community tradition of hosting a craft sale with over 40 local vendors selling original work. Students also have the opportunity to make things for sale. Items made at the school’s woodwork shop are very popular! There is also an opportunity to get some great deals on beautiful donated items at the silent auction. Feeling hungry from shopping? There will be delicious baked goods available and a hot lunch at bargain prices. Come out and support Woodroffe’s biggest fundraiser event and know your purchases will help the school buy a new lighting system for the auditorium. See you there!
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Trustee Theresa Kavanagh with parent and volunteer extraordinaire Joanne SmallGreenall who worked hard to make the Crystal Bay Education Centre Safety Village a reality.
Trustee Theresa Kavanagh at the Remembrance Day Ceremony at Regina Alternative School. Ottawa West News - Thursday, November 16, 2017 9
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS / AMENDMENTS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, November 23, 2017 – 10 a.m.
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The item listed below, in addition to any other items previously scheduled, will be considered at this meeting, which will be held at the Chamber, Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ontario. To see any change to this meeting agenda, please go to Ottawa.ca.
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Above, volunteer tool ninja Alec Maclaren provides carpentry expertise to Judy Maxwell as she uses a rasp to shape a Harry Potter wand from reclaimed wood, one of three she is creating for her grandchildren. Maxwell took advantage of the Ottawa Tool Library’s maker day on Nov. 12. Right, Jim Potter, of Hintonburg, works on a prototype deck chair he is creating in hopes of marketing the designs to others.
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We remember Regina Street Alternative School kindergarten students Lidia Klimas and Wint Maung lay a wreath for their classmates during a Remembrance Day ceremony at the school on Nov. 10. The school usually makes its way to Flanders Field Mosaic Memorial (beside the trolley station in Britannia Park) for its annual ceremony, but the cool temperatures forced the occasion to move indoors. Photos by Melissa Murray/Metroland
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Lest we forget Top right: The Royal Canadian Air Cadets march down Richmond Road on their way to the Westboro Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph on Nov. 11.
Top left: Legionnaire Keith Brown, who served as Colour Party commander, places a wreath on behalf of the Air Force Association.
Bottom right: After the official proceedings, visitors to the ceremony pinned poppies on wreaths and placed them on the cenotaph.
Bottom left: Retired major Antony Fulmes raises his hand during the singing of O Canada during Westboro Remembrance Day ceremony on the afternoon of Nov. 11. Photos by Melissa Murray/ Metroland
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Night Lights will brighten up Preston Street By Melissa Murray mmurray@metroland.com
Little Italy is turning on Night Lights to brighten up November. The neighbourhood’s art and lights festival, Night Lights, that’s Where the Wild Things Are meets neon will light up Preston Street on Nov. 25 and 26. “We find it’s the dullest month of the year and there’s not much going on in terms of festivals, and we wanted to find some way to make it a little brighter,” said Preston Street BIA executive director Lori Mellor. “Once we had that need, we knew of Dems and Doll and they’d done such amazing mural work and artistic projects throughout the city that we went to them and threw it in their lap.” The event runs from 7 to 11 p.m. Programming includes giant games, glow face painting, a DJ, a fire performer, glow hula hoopers, a photo booth and more. “We just wanted to wow Little Italy with something fresh and new,” said artist Sarah Doll. “We’re going to be building very large-scale art installations that are going to be lit up with different kinds
of lighting systems.” The event is free and geared to visitors of all ages.
‘We just wanted to wow Little Italy with something fresh and new.’ Artist Sarah Doll.
Attendees will follow the story of a young girl and her stuffed bunny through the woods. That is, until they meet a fox which takes them on a journey to a bright and colourful land. The characters are both childlike and a little moody, Doll said. On arrival, festivalgoers will enter through a giant sign, leaving the city behind, and will walk through a light tunnel. Nearer the end, there’s an almost four-metre-tall tree, lit like a willow with dangling blue lights. The event also pays homage to the neighbourhood’s heritage by in-
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Artists Dems and Doll are creating Night Lights, an art and light event to brighten up Preston Street on Nov. 25 and 26 from 7 to 11 p.m. Pictured is one of the builds for the event which will light up the night. cluding objects that were invented by Italians. By providing clues, attendees will be able to guess the invention, according to a press release. The festival will take most of a day to set up, but in the meantime the storyboards, lights and installations are being completed in the Dems and Doll studio.
Visitors are encouraged to stop by the festival before warming up at local shops and restaurants. “It’s basically a very cool thing that people can pop by during the evening before they head out to a bar or even the football game that’s going to be happening that weekend,” Doll said. And dress for the weather.
“I’m looking forward to people getting outside in this nasty November weather,” said Mellor. “We had such a great September with the weather and Preston Street was full of people all the time, and we miss them.” Visit prestonstreet.com for more information.
You are invited to attend a free session hosted by the CHEO Foundation’s Legacy Advisory Committee. Learn how you can protect what you have accumulated in your lifetime and how to leave those assets to family, friends and your favourite charities. Experts in estate law, taxes, and estate planning and insurance will answer your questions and demonstrate how proper planning can give you peace of mind while allowing your estate to benefit from tax savings. Saturday November 18, 2017 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at CHEO – Max Keeping Entrance
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Your gift keeps on giving. Forever. Ottawa West News - Thursday, November 16, 2017 15
A Year to Remember at the NCC Dr. Mark Kristmanson Chief Executive Officer
It’s certainly hard to believe that after so much effort, and so much anticipation, the celebrations of 2017 and the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation are almost behind us. When I look back, I see a year of real achievement on the part of the National Capital Commission – a year when so many projects and initiatives finally came to fruition. I am particularly happy with the way we were able to work with so many individuals and organizations in the community, including the indigenous Canadians of the Capital Region, to make it such a year to remember. Never before have so many people been part of working toward our shared vision of a great 21st-century Capital. The result of these partnerships will be a real, tangible legacy of 2017. The dramatic renewal of the National Arts Centre, the opening of Canada’s new National Holocaust Monument, the remarkable MosaïCanada display in Jacques Cartier Park, the Confederation Pavilions, and the hundreds of thousands of Canada 150 tulips that will now bloom every year in the Capital are just a few examples. And, of course, we launched the new Plan for Canada’s Capital 2017-2067 – an exciting blueprint for the development of the Capital between now and Canada’s bicentennial that is the result of an unprecedented collaboration with literally hundreds of thousands of Canadians from coast to coast. There is so much more to say about these projects, and more, and the legacy they will leave – and I invite you to learn more about them on the NCC’s website (ncc-ccn.gc.ca). Meanwhile, at the NCC we are always looking to the future, and continuing our work to build a Capital that is meaningful and inspiring to every Canadian.
Sick notes could be a thing of the past By Melissa Murray mmurray@metroland.com
Allowing patients to stay at home instead of spending time getting a doctor’s note will decrease the spread of disease and help patients get better faster, according to one local doctor. Dr. Melissa Vyvey, who practises at the Somerset West Community Health Centre, spoke of how the province’s proposed bill — the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act — will allow her to focus on using her medical skills to help people instead of spending time writing sick notes. The bill, if passed, would expand personal emergency leave to include a minimum of 10 days, including two paid days per year for all workers. It would also ban employers from requiring a sick note from an employee taking personal emergency leave. “As a family physician I look forward to the improvements in patient care that will follow from this legislation,” Vyvey said at a Nov. 8 news conference. “I have felt daily pressure to prioritize sick notes and forms for my clients because I know employment is such an important determinant of health. However, my time is certainly better spent attending to their medical issues and when it comes to time there never seems to be enough,” she said. Her precariously employed
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Dr. Melissa Vyvey, who practises at the Somerset West Community Health Centre, speaks of how the province’s proposed bill – the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act – will allow her to focus on using her medical skills to help people instead of spending time writing sick notes at a news conference at the health centre on Nov. 8. patients can also take sick days with new confidence because they won’t have to worry about consequences at work. “And thus their simple cold will not turn into pneumonia because they tried to work through it,” she said. If passed, the changes would be in effect beginning Jan. 1,
One priority will be tackling the challenge of deferred maintenance of the NCC’s many assets. These assets are substantial, with a value in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Looking after them all on an annual capital appropriation of just under $23 million requires sometimes-difficult choices, but I think our staff does a remarkable job maintaining it to a very high standard. Our other priorities in the year to come include advancing transformational initiatives such as the development of LeBreton Flats; the creation of new riverfront parks on both sides of the Ottawa River; the renewal of Nepean Point; the renewal of the Gatineau Park Master Plan and the NCC’s environmental strategy; and the implementation of the Plan for Canada’s Capital. And we will continue to partner with Canadians in building a Capital that is a source of pride for Canadians, now and for generations to come.
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2018. The proposed bill also includes raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, ensuring equal pay for part-timers and full-timers performing equal work, and introducing at least three weeks of vacation after five years with the same employer. At the Somerset West Community Health Centre event, Kevin Flynn, Minister of Labour, Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi and Ottawa South MPP John Fraser promoted the bill by talking to patients. According to Flynn, the bill has support from his Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party, but is not supported by the Conservative Party. After the bill was announced Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown said a minimumwage increase of 32 per cent was too fast. “Brown and the conservative party don’t think this is the way to go, but I hope they change their minds. This should enjoy
the full support of the entire house,” Flynn said. Currently the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs is considering the bill after having had a second reading. The bill was created in response to a report of the Changing Workplaces review, conducted by two special advisers over two years. “The legislation was written for another time, another place,” Flynn said. He added, the workplace is changing and includes more temporary and contract work. He said, the rules have to change to create more fairness in the workplace. Naini Cloutier, executive director of Somerset West Community Health Centre, said more than half of the health centre’s clients are those live in poverty or have precarious jobs. “All aspects of this bill are going to impact in a very positive way the lives of all of these individuals,” she said.
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Looking for the best value in Ottawa area real estate? Phoenix Homes is your solution. The front runner in leading edge innovation, superior quality and craftsmanship, Phoenix Homes is building lifestyle communities across the region with a wide range of styles and prices. Innovation is the motivation for Phoenix Homes new lifestyle designs. It’s all about living comfortably in an affordable, eco-friendly, ergonomic home. “Following on the success of our Craftsman series of designs, we have introduced some of the finest contemporary elevations done by a new home
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tract builder. These elevations are now offered at all our sites that offer single family homes,” says Rahul Kochar, Vice-President of Phoenix Homes. With new sites in all corners of the National Capital Region, Phoenix innovation is building where you want to live. Modern design is the hallmark of the leading edge Phoenix Homes Condo Flats, such as the five new executive urban flats designs at Fernbank Crossing in Kanata’s thriving west end. “We are striking a balance between cost and design accuracy in our Modern Designs. Our strength is to offer the look and feel of custom modern
homes but at an affordable price in an attractive, new neighbourhood surrounded by great amenities.” For even more value from your real estate investment, the newly released Income Series features three styles of multi-residential dwellings that contain a full home as well as a private, separate apartment all under one roof. Styled to appear from the curb as large, luxury single homes, the Income Series features private entrances and living space, plenty of storage and stateof-the-art design and construction. “These three floorplans focus on the built-in income generating rental suites in the basement. There is a 35’ bungalow model, a 35’ 2-storey home and a 50’ two storey home. All homes have the superlative sound and fire separation as well as separate mechanicals so the tenant and the owner of the home can both control their environment.” The Income Series homes will be available on any Phoenix building site that has the appropriate lot size. For example, the two 35’ homes and one 50’ home will be available at Pathways at Findlay Creek, while the two 35’ homes will be available at Fernbank Crossing. The 50’ home will also be available at the Strandherd Meadows site in Barrhaven. Pathways at Findlay Creek. Just a short drive from downtown Ottawa on Bank Street, Pathways at Findlay Creek is a family-friendly community only minutes from the pulse of the city. Phoenix Homes is offering a huge variety of homes and a wide range of prices and options. An all-new, master-planned community, Pathways at Findlay Creek features single 2-storey homes, spacious bungalows, stylish urban flats and modern townhomes. Perfect for both growing families and first-time home buyers, choose from 20 ft. townhomes, or 35 ft., 43 ft. and 50 ft. single lots. See it all at the new sales center at 4820 Bank St., open 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 12 – 5 p.m. Strandherd Meadows – easy commute to exceptional living Bordered by the Greenbelt, Rideau River, Jock River and Highway 416, Barrhaven is south Ottawa’s most progressive community. Standherd Meadows is one of Barrhaven’s most sough-after neighbourhoods. Phoenix Homes is now offering 19 exclusive single lots in Strandherd Meadows. To be built on wide 50 foot lots, the new homes in Strandherd Meadows will be a mix of two-storey and bungalows, all featuring views of parkland across the street. “These homes will be on a single-sided street, there will be a park in front. As the neighbourhood is already built up, buyers of the last 19 lots will not have to deal with very much new construction around them.” Register online today at www.Phoenixhomes.ca to secure one of the remaining lots and then plan to move into your new home next summer! Fernbank Crossing is fast becoming the most sought after location in Kanata’s west end. Featuring two neighbourhoods by Phoenix Homes, Fernbank Crossing has single-family 2 storey homes and bungalows while Terra Flats at Fernbank Crossing presents value-minded condos. “The Fernbank Crossing development features more than 15 different two-story home designs ranging from 1,548 to 4,229 sq/ft. The spacious homes and bungalows make ideal single family homes.” Diamondview Estates – the jewel of Carp Phoenix Homes is proud to offer spacious estates in Carp at Diamondview Estates. Nestled at the intersection of March Road and Diamond View Road, Diamondview Estates features wide, 50 and 60 foot lots with picturesque country landscapes, only minutes from Kanata’s bustling high-tech business park. Diamond View Estates features prices well below comparable property in the city. This community is available now! Phoenix quality home construction will feature two and three-car garage single-family models on beautifully landscaped, wide lots. Hillside Vista Condo Flats Phoenix Homes is set to release their latest design in executive style condo flats at Hillside Vista this coming spring. Condo flats offer convenient, single floor living complete with in-unit laundry, ideal for someone looking for a very cost effective alternative to bungalow living. “Hillside Vista Flats are very affordable and have the benefit of a heated garage and elevator access that you would pay much more for in a larger condominium building.” Register on the Phoenix Homes website for this community to ensure you can access pre-construction pricing in the spring. No matter what direction you go, you know you will find the best in value in a Phoenix Home. “We go the extra distance to ensure every home we build has lasting value.” “We offer the best value anywhere. We invite people to shop and compare. We’ll always have something the others don’t. It is our goal to always be one step ahead of the competition, with the highest quality finishing, buyer incentive bonuses and the most innovative designs and materials. When you do the math, you will always find that Phoenix leads the industry in value, quality and innovation.” For more information on all the innovative products from Phoenix Homes, go online to www.Phoenixhomes.ca.
Local projects receive funds to lift youth out of poverty By Melissa Murray mmurray@metroland.com
With the help of provincial funding, the PinecrestQueensway Community Health Centre will be able to begin a project in three different communities with the aim of lifting people out of poverty. Their program, called Equity in Education, is receiving $740,000 from the Ontario Local Poverty Reduction Fund. The announcement was made at the health centre on Nov. 9. It will operate in Carlington, the Banff-Ledbury and Confederation Court neighbourhoods in Ottawa South and the third will be a school-based pilot project that hasn’t been picked yet, according to project manager James Thibeault. The goal is to help 160 students over three years, to raise graduation rates in low-income communities and help connect youth to
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‘We want to be able to recommend systemic policy changes.’ Dawn Lyons Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre program manager
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The health centre has hosted the Pathways to Education program for the last decade, which is a partnership with schools and the community to provide academic, financial and social supports to youth living in low-income neighbourhoods. In that time, that program has reduced high school drop-out rates by 70 per cent in the communities it serves. Its success generated interest in other communities where graduation rates were a concern, and the result has been to create Equity in Education to close the educational achievement gap. Another Ottawa program is also receiving money from the provincial fund. Located in Ottawa’s east end, the Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre is receiving $668,330 to evaluate their Silatuniq Inuit Youth Engagement program.
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Program to take the burden off the shoulders of youth Continued from page 22
Executive director of the centre, Karen Baker-Anderson, said the project builds on the their core programs. “This project is really exciting it aims at taking the burden of poverty off the shoulders of our youth,” she said. The funding is spread over three years. “In this program we’ll have tutors, we’ll have mentors and we’ll have community support that will be like a huge hug to those youth,” she said, adding the work will be carried out with community partners. She said the program will make sure the youth are getting what they need, if that’s speaking to an elder or having access to a computer. “We’re taking our programming to the next level and measuring it to make sure we are sharing what we’ve learned so other groups can benefit.” Instead of casting a wide net, the project focuses services on individuals. “We’re going to change that picture of poverty, youth by youth,” she said. “Ultimately, education is the key.” At a news conference at the health
centre on Nov. 9, Bob Chiarelli, MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean and Nathalie Des Rosiers, MPP for Ottawa Vanier, made the funding announcement. Forty-eight community projects across the province received funding to break the cycle of poverty, increase food security, find good jobs and end homelessness.
‘We’re going to change that picture of poverty, youth by youth.’ Karen Baker-Anderson Executive director of the Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre
“With this funding, PinecrestQueensway Community Health Centre and Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre will be able to help us learn more about what approaches are making a difference in our community,” Chiarelli said in a statement. “This will help government, communities and all of our partners design and deliver more effective programs to combat poverty using proven approaches as we continue making Ontario the best place to call home.”
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Two local projects received more than $1.4 million from the province’s Local Poverty Reduction Fund. Present for the Nov. 9 announcement was Emily Comor, president of the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre, Dawn Lyons, program manager at the health centre, Ottawa West-Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelli, Karen Baker-Anderson, executive director of the Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre and Nathalie Des Rosiers, MPP for Ottawa Vanier.
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Help Santa Toy Parade returning to Bank Street By Melissa Murray mmurray@metroland.com
The Nov. 18 Help Santa Toy Parade is going back to its route. After being detoured because of the construction at Lansdowne, the parade is making a return down Bank Street. According to Katie Clattenburg, chair of the parade, it was important to get back to the traditional route in time for Canada’s 150th year. “I’m excited, it’s a lot more work this year. There’s more road closures, but it’s going to be good.” The 48th annual parade will start at city hall at 11 a.m. and it will head down Laurier Avenue to Bank Street where it turns south towards Lansdowne, to finish at TD Place. There will also be a postparade celebration in the Aberdeen Pavilion. The Ottawa Professional Fire Fighters’ Association has organized the parade since 1969, collecting toys along the route to be distributed to children in need in Ottawa. Last year, $27,000 in toys was collected. “No matter where you stand, you’ll see Santa. Bank is a long stretch so there’s lots of space to line up,” Clattenburg said. The parade will last about an hour. Organizers are anticipating it will arrive at Lansd-
owne by 12:15 p.m. Every year, tens of thousands of people line the route and donate cash or new, unwrapped toys while taking in the sights and sounds of floats, bands and clowns. There will be rolling street closures along the new route, starting early Nov. 18. Laurier Avenue will be closed at 7 a.m., and Bank Street from Laurier to Gladstone will start to close at 9 a.m, along with the east and west side streets be-
tween O’Connor and Kent. Before 10 a.m., Bank Street between Gladstone and Glebe will close. Streets should reopen after 1:30 p.m. For a full list of road closures and times, visit www.racepoint.ca/maps/toyparade.html. Toys are also accepted at any Ottawa fire station until midDecember. For more information about this year’s parade, or to make a donation, visit www.toyparade. ca.
Public Meetings All public meetings will be held at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, unless otherwise noted. For a complete agenda and updates, please sign up for email alerts or visit ottawa.ca/agendas, or call 3-1-1. Monday, November 20 Ottawa Police Services Board – Finance and Audit Committee - Public Delegations - 2018 Budget 10 a.m., Honeywell Room Tuesday, November 21 Environment and Climate Protection Committee - Budget 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room Accessibility Advisory Committee - Budget 6:30 p.m., Champlain Room Wednesday, November 22 City Council Meeting 10 a.m., Andrew S. Haydon Hall Thursday, November 23 Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee - Budget 10 a.m., The Chamber, Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive French Language Services Advisory Committee - Budget 6:30 p.m., Champlain Room Friday, November 24 Ottawa Police Services Board – Human Resources Committee 1 p.m., Honeywell Room Did you know you can receive e-mail alerts regarding upcoming meetings? Sign up today at ottawa.ca/subscriptions.
Notice of Study Commencement and Open House Albert and Slater Streets Functional Design Study and Slater Street and Bronson Avenue Environmental Assessment Study Tuesday November 28, 2017 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (Presentation at 6:30 p.m.) Council Chambers and Jean Pigott Place Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West
Albert and Slater Streets Functional Design Study The City of Ottawa is studying Albert Street, Slater Street and the Mackenzie-King Bridge between Empress Avenue and Waller Street. The study will explore opportunities to improve walking, cycling, transit and general traffic along these streets by reallocating existing Transitway lanes after the O-Train Confederation Line opens in 2018. The study findings will contribute to the City’s planned integrated road reconstruction west of Bay Street and for interim roadway modifications east of Bay Street. Slater Street and Bronson Avenue Environmental Assessment Study The City of Ottawa is conducting an environmental assessment (EA) to evaluate design alternatives for Slater Street between Empress Avenue and Bronson Avenue and for Bronson Avenue and Commissioner Street between Albert and Slater streets. The EA process will involve developing, assessing and evaluating alternatives, leading to a Recommended Plan to improve pedestrian circulation, cycling facilities, traffic circulation and access to adjacent properties. This study will follow the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) for a Schedule “C” project, undertaken in accordance with Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act. Your participation in the Open House is an important part of the study where you can discuss the project with the study team and provide feedback. Comments are welcome throughout the EA process and will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record. Information about the studies is available on the City’s website at ottawa.ca/albertslater Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. Contact the City’s project managers for additional information or if you require special accommodation. Please confirm your registration at albert-slater@ottawa.ca by November 24, 2017. If you are unable to attend the open house, the information will be posted to the study web pages. Nelson Edwards Senior Project Manager, Transportation Planning Transportation Services Department Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 21290 Email: albert-slater@ottawa.ca
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Ottawa Public Library launches instrument lending program By Michelle Nash Baker michelle.nash@metroland.com
A new program launched at the Ottawa Public Library will be music to cardholder’s ears. The library announced borrowing musical instruments is now available at two of Ottawa Public Library branches locations starting this month with its new program, the Instrument Lending Library. The library had a little bit of musical star power to make the announcement at the main branch on Nov. 7. Along with a Yamaha guitar, Grammy and Juno Award-winning Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan attended the announcement. “I think we all need music in our lives,” McLachlan said. “With music being cut from schools, this lending library becomes even more important.” Chief operating officer for the library, Danielle McDonald said this program is essential to help fostering
curiosity and creativity. “The Sun Life Financial Musical Instrument Lending Library program is a great example of how our library inspires learning, sparks curiosity, and connects people, allowing everyone to share in the joy of creating music,” McDonald said. Instruments are available on loan for three weeks. Card holders can place instruments on hold. As of Nov. 8 a number of the instruments were either signed out or already placed on hold and instruments can be picked up at a local branch. The program, which allows any one with a valid library card the opportunity to borrow a variety of musical instruments, is courtesy of the Sun Life Financial Musical Instrument Lending Library program. In addition to donating 150 instruments including guitars, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, violins, drums, and portable keyboards, Sun Life Financial made a $140,000
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Grammy and Juno award-winning Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan joined students from Nepean’s Suzuki Guitar School at the Main branch on Nov. 7 to announce the start of a new program at the Ottawa Public Library, the Sun Life Financial Musical Instrument Lending Library program. Starting this month, instruments are available to borrow for a three-week period for valid library cardholders. donation to OPL to fund the program’s operating costs. There will be videos available to assist with use, care
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Library has wish list for new and used instruments Continued from page 24
The program will be available at the main branch, 120 Metcalfe St. and Nepean Centrepointe branch, 101 Centrepointe Dr. The Instrument Lending Library program will be the first of its kind in the region and one of six libraries in Canada participating in the lending program. This program is an extension of Sun Life Financial’s Making the Arts More Accessible program. The program launched in 2004, to date the organization has donated more than $2.5 million in funding to organizations including Culture Days, Sarah McLachlan School of Music in Vancouver and Edmonton, Stratford Festival HD, Calgary Public Library’s Sun Life Financial Arts and Culture pass program, Toronto International Film Festival’s Reel Magic program and the Neptune Theatre’s Sharing the Stage program in Halifax. In addition to the instru-
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Award-winning Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, centre, joined (from left) Mayor Jim Watson, Chief operating officer for the library, Danielle McDonald, Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney and Paul Joliat of Sun Life Financial at the Main branch on Nov. 7 to announce the start the Sun Life Financial Musical Instrument Lending Library. ments currently available at the two branches, the library is also holding a local donation drive to expand the musical instrument library. Until Dec. 8 the library will collect donations of new and gently used musical instruments at the main and Nepean Cen-
trepointe branches as well as at Long and McQuade, 1193 Hunt Club Rd. A full list of the instruments and accessories on the wish list is available at biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/blogs/musicalinstrument-donation-drive. Only instruments on the list will be accepted.
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Glabar Park resident Adair Sheppard, 8, holds on tight as her dad, Chris, prepares for some two-wheeled fun during the fifth annual Plaid Bike Parade on Nov. 12, which saw cyclists pedal from Gladstone and Bronson, through the Glebe, to Dow’s Lake and beyond. This time around, organizers hoped to encourage bike donations and raise awareness about social enterprise that the Cycle Salvation bike shop has embraced.
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AG plans another look at long-term care City Councillor/Conseiller Municipal River Ward/Quartier Rivière
W.E. Gowling PS Bazaar W.E. Gowling PS, located at 250 Anna Avenue in Carlington will host their annual Christmas Fair and Bazaar on Saturday November 18 from 10am-3:30pm. This is the largest school bazaar in River Ward and expectations are once again running high for excellent selection of many Christmas related crafts, products and food items. I hope to see many from the community support the school. All are welcome.
Help Santa Toy Parade This Saturday also marks the Help Santa Toy Parade. The parade will commence at 11am from City Hall, continue westbound on Laurier to Bank Street, and then southbound all the way to Lansdowne Park. Please consider making a cash donation or bring a gift which will be used to ensure all children in Ottawa receive something special this December from Santa.
Grey Cup Festival Next Week In the lead-up to the 105th Grey Cup that will be played at Lansdowne Park on Sunday November 26, the Grey Cup Festival will kick off on Thursday November 23 and last for four days. Multiple events are planned in the city, many of which are free and family oriented, such as the Family Fun Zone at Lansdowne, a great place for families looking to participate in fun, interactive, outdoor activities, including obstacle courses, getting your face painted, running into your favourite player, meeting mascots and catching various cheer team performances throughout the week. There is also a free pancake breakfast on Friday November 24, from 11am-1pm, at the Lansdowne Plaza, thanks to the Calgary Grey Cup Committee.
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The new year will herald another look at the city’s beleaguered long-term care facilities, city auditor general Ken Hughes told the committee overseeing his work on Nov. 9. The review was planned by the office of the auditor general this summer, but was halted after a series of abuse allegations led to an order from the province to make changes to the city’s four facilities. City manager Steve Kanellakos recently announced that Greg Fougère, former head of the Rideau and Perley Veterans Centre would lead an independent review of the city facilities. The city let go three care workers after abuse allegations surfaced this summer, prompting the provincial order. Hughes declined to comment on the specifics of his investigation, when asked by Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans, who heads the community and protective services committee responsible for long term care.
Central Park AGM The Central Park Community Association will host their AGM on Monday November 27 at 7pm in the Central Park Seniors’ Residence, located at 120 Central Park Drive. All residents of Central Park are invited to learn more about issues and activities in your community. I will be in attendance and provide a detailed report.
Ottawa Civic Hospital – Consultations Begin The Ottawa Hospital’s planning team is organizing a set of public information sessions in November and December across Ottawa and eastern Ontario. The agenda will include presentations on how the Hospital is planning service delivery, the ‘art of the possible’ in designing the new hospital, and how people can get involved and share their feedback. Following the presentations, presenters and hospital representatives will be made available to discuss the issues and answer questions. There are meetings planned in Orleans, Kanata, Cornwall and Pembroke. In addition, closer to home, a meeting is planned for Thursday December 7, starting at 7pm, in the Tom Brown Arena, located at 141 Bayview Road, just west of the Bayview O-Train Station. I will be attending this meeting and hope can attend.
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“The risk is it would affect the results (of the investigation),” Hughes said. Hughes will also take a look at the city’s social housing registry. ORGAWORLD
Council is still waiting on a recommendation about what to do concerning the contract with Orgaworld. Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley, who heads the audit committee, expressed frustration with the lack of action on the file. “At some point, we have to fish or cut bait,” Hubley said of the contract, adding he’d like to see some interim measures to get taxpayers their money’s worth. “The city manager and I have talked about that at almost every meeting,” Hughes said, pointing out that senior management needs to put together their own review before he can get to work. A 2014 audit found the city’s was overpaying for green bin waste sent to Orgaworld’s
plant. However, not much has been done since the findings were released. The two sides are in litigation, and Kanellakos said he hopes to have something to report back before the end of this term of council. Hughes also pledged to look into an unreleased audit of the Springhill landfill. The audit was withheld while the city and the operator — Tomlinson — talked. But now that the arbitration is complete, it can be made public. Although Hughes said the contents are several years old and he’ll have to review it. LRT
An anticipated look at the land purchase negotiations, which are part of Stage 2 of LRT plans, received the seal of approval from GloucesterSouthgate Coun. Diane Deans. She pushed for a deeper dive into the behind the scenes work on the city’s largest investment in transit last year, when Hughes did an audit of the light rail risk management
processes. Deans is also pushing for Hughes to look at specific employee practices, like budget estimations and light rail ridership numbers. Hughes said his plan was to look at how employees arrive at estimates and do risk assessment, so he was willing to take input on specific areas of interest. Deans and College Coun. Rick Chiarelli remain sceptical about some of the numbers presented in the 2018 draft budget. Chiarelli went so far as to call the numbers “fake,” during the Nov. 8 council meeting when the budget was presented. CONTINUING WORK
Hughes will also follow up last year’s audit of the ByWard and Parkdale markets. He said the review will just look at whether the administration has followed the recommendations from the previous audit. “Some may not be applicable because of the change in governance structure,” Hughes said.
Heron Road Separated Cycling Facilities (Data Centre Road to Bank Street) Open House and Online Consultation
Open House Monday, November 27, 2017 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jim Durrell Recreation Centre - Elwood Hall 1265 Walkley Road OC Transpo route 44 Free parking is available Online consultation November 23 to December 4, 2017 Ottawa.ca/HeronWestCycling
The City of Ottawa has initiated a functional design study for separated cycling facilities in the Heron Road corridor between Data Centre Road and Bank Street. This project is jointly funded through the Government of Canada’s Public Transit Infrastructure Fund. Functional design drawings of the proposed cycle tracks will be available online and at the Open House. Potential connections between Heron Road and nearby pathways and transit stops will also be shown in plan form. Both the online consultation and the open house drop-in format give you the opportunity to review the designs, to provide your comments and to direct questions to City staff. Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call or e-mail the contact below before the event.
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You have the opportunity to review the functional design and fill out the feedback questionnaire at the open house on November 27, 2017 or online at ottawa.ca/HeronWestCycling between November 23 and December 4, 2017.
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The functional design will be refined based on comments received from the public. The detailed design will be carried out in early 2018. The project is not currently funded for construction, and so no date for implementation can be provided at this time.
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Fundraising project gives kids access to music By Isabel Woods iwoods@metroland.com
Music is an essential part of any child’s life — but it’s not always accessible. Between the price of instruments and the cost of lessons, music can be a difficult extracurricular for some children’s families to afford. It’s because of this that Kathy Jones, immediate past president of the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West, holds OrKidstra so dear to her heart. OrKidstra is a program that provides Ottawa-area children from low-income families with free music lessons. Jones has been a longtime supporter of OrKidstra, and wanted to be a part of a fundraiser that would aid in getting underprivileged children access to musical instruments and lessons. “They really do make a huge difference in the lives of underprivileged kids,” Jones said of the program. “It’s amazing to see these kids with nothing, or next to nothing, pick up and instrument and play music.” The program has given children who may not be as fortunate some
amazing opportunities, such as performing for the former Governor General David Johnston and playing on Parliament Hill. Jones works with the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West, a service club in the city that has a focus on community service projects for children and youth. Other than OrKidstra, the club has worked with Ottawa Valley Ambassadors, Cadets, Christie Lake Kids, Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre and many other children’s organizations. This month the Kiwanis Club is teaming up with Shepherd’s, a retail store at Trainyards, for a Fashion FUNraiser in support of OrKidstra. The event will take place on Nov. 28, from 6 to 9 p.m., and will be held at the Shepherd’s store, 145 Trainyards Dr., Unit 4. Tickets cost $35, and proceeds will to go OrKidstra. Several kids from the program will be attending the event to perform a musical piece. The event will also have a fashion show and shopping afterwards. Ten per cent of sales from the clothes bought that night will be going to OrKidstra. Light refresh-
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Teenagers of OrKidstra, a program that makes music lessons accessible to youth living in underserved areas of Ottawa, pose with their instruments. Some of them will be performing at the Fashion FUNraiser on Nov 28, an event put on by the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa in support of OrKidstra. ments will be served. To buy tickets, call 819-771-
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A few of the usual suspects make Ottawa’s top-10 intersection crash list Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com
The city’s newly released top-10 list of high-collision intersections in 2016 stars some of the usual suspects. • Hunt Club Road and Riverside Drive is in the No. 1 spot — for another consecutive year — with 43 crashes. • Second place was next door at West Hunt Club Road and Prince of Wales Drive, which saw 36 crashes. • Third place was at West Hunt Club Road at Woodroffe Avenue with 35 collisions. • Montreal Road and Vanier Parkway, and Hunt Club and Hawthorne roads tied for fourth with 33 crashes. • The juncture at Cyrville and Innes Roads was next with 31 collisions. City staff are planning to tackle the top five by installing high-collision-area warning signs by the end of this year to warn drivers to keep a safe difference between vehicles. “Of the 10 locations, other than Kirkwood and Carling, all the others have the highest type of collision as the rear end,” said Philippe Landry, the city’s director of traffic services. Kirkwood and Carling predominantly suffers from side-swipes as cars come off the Queensway and try to turn left onto Kirkwood, but Landry said that will be addressed
when the Queensway is widened from Maitland Avenue to Carling Avenue in the next couple of years. All of the intersections on the list are highly congested, Landry said. The worst time to be at Riverside and Hunt Club is weekdays between 11 a.m. and noon. And Fridays in March tend to result in more fenderbenders, he said. City-wide, the most vehicle crashes happen Fridays in January largely thanks to Mother Nature, while collisions involving pedestrians tend to be in October and November. “The distracted driving’s really gone up. Speeding’s always been there,” Landry added. The report offered some positives, including a reduction of about 1,000 reportable collisions across the city, putting the 2016 total at 14,023. River Coun. Riley Brockington, whose ward includes the Hunt ClubRiverside crossroads, said he wasn’t surprised to see that intersection at the top of the list, given the 80,000 vehicles that move through there every day. “This is one of the highest-volume intersections in the city,” he said. But, he noted, the number of collisions there dropped from 60 in 2015 to 43 in 2016, according to the report, released Nov. 3.
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Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1,000 credit available on: GMC 2018 MY Terrain; $1,500 credit available on: GMC 2017 MY Terrain, Acadia, Canyon (except 2SA), Savana, Sierra LD, Sierra HD, Yukon and Yukon XL. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company (GM Canada) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GM Canada dealer for details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. (Finance) Eligible 2017 GMC Sierra Double Cab Kodiak Edition Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles financed and from between November 1 to November 30, 2017. Financing provided, on approved credit, by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Representative finance example based on a new 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab Kodiak Edition. Suggested retail price is $35,270. $3,500 down payment or equivalent trade-in required. $35,270 financed at 0% nominal rate equals $378 per month for 84 months. Total Value consists of $7,350 manufacturer-to-dealer (tax exclusive) delivery credit, $500 OPD Credit, $500 manufacturer-to-dealer Black Friday Bonus (tax exclusive) and $1000 manufacturer-to-consumer GM Card Application Bonus (offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank GM Visa Card [GM Card] or current GM Card cardholders) (tax inclusive) Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $37,946. Taxes, $1,700 freight and PDI, $100 air conditioning charge (where applicable), PPSA, license, insurance, registration and applicable fees, levies and duties (all of which may vary by region and dealer) are extra. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time financing offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GM Canada may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. (Finance) Eligible 2017 Canyon: Lease based on suggested retail price of $25,135, includes $750 manufacturer-to-consumer GM Card Application Bonus (offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank GM Visa Card [GM Card] or current GM Card cardholders) (tax inclusive) and a manufacturer-to-dealer $500 Black Friday Bonus (tax exclusive) towards the retail cash purchase, finance or lease for an eligible new 2017 GMC Canyon at participating dealers 0% interest rate purchase financing for up to 84 months on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. $0 down payment is required. Total obligation is $18,654, plus applicable taxes. Taxes, license, insurance, registration and applicable fees, levies, duties and, except in Quebec, dealer fees (all of which may vary by dealer and region) are extra. Option to purchase at lease end is $17,381. See dealer for details. Discounts vary by model. Dealer may sell for less. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. Offers may not be redeemed for cash and may not combined with certain other consumer incentives. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia (Lease) Eligible 2017 GMC Acadia SLE-1 AWD: Lease based on suggested retail price of $39,695, includes $750 manufacturer-to-consumer GM Card Application Bonus (offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank GM Visa Card [GM Card] or current GM Card cardholders) (tax inclusive) and a manufacturer-to-dealer $500 Black Friday Bonus (tax exclusive) towards the retail cash purchase, finance or lease for an eligible new 2017 GMC Acadia SLE-1 AWD at participating dealers. Bi-weekly payment is $189 for 48 months at 0.5% interest rate on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. $300 down payment is required. Total obligation is $19,949, plus applicable taxes. Taxes, license, insurance, registration and applicable fees, levies, duties and, except in Quebec, dealer fees (all of which may vary by dealer and region) are extra. Option to purchase at lease end is $17,112. See dealer for details. Discounts vary by model. Dealer may sell for less. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. Offers may not be redeemed for cash and may not combined with certain other consumer incentives. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia.(Lease) Eligible 2018 GMC Terrain SLE FWD: Lease based on suggested retail price of $32,040, includes $500 manufacturer-to-consumer GM Card Application Bonus (offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank GM Visa Card [GM Card] or current GM Card cardholders) (tax inclusive) and a manufacturer-to-dealer $500 Black Friday Bonus (tax exclusive) towards the retail cash purchase, finance or lease for an eligible new 2018 GMC Terrain SLE FWD at participating dealers. Bi-weekly payment is $159 for 48 months at 0.9% interest rate on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. $1,500 down payment is required. Total obligation is $18,076, plus applicable taxes. Taxes, license, insurance, registration and applicable fees, levies, duties and, except in Quebec, dealer fees (all of which may vary by dealer and region) are extra. Option to purchase at lease end is $13,799. See dealer for details. Discounts vary by model. Dealer may sell for less. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. Offers may not be redeemed for cash and may not combined with certain other consumer incentives. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. 1 Sierra 5-star Overall Vehicle Score applies to 1500 series vehicles. U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). 2 Visit onstar.ca for vehicle availability. Services and connectivity vary by model, conditions as well as geographical and technical restrictions. Requires active OnStar service and data plan. Data plans provided by AT&T or its local service provider. 3 The OnStar Basic Plan is available on eligible new and pre-owned vehicles equipped with OnStar 4G LTE hardware for 5 years or the remaining term. The Basic Plan is transferable to subsequent owners for the remaining term. It includes the monthly Diagnostics Report emails (capabilities vary by model), Dealer Maintenance Notification, access to select vehicle mobile app features and more. Your vehicle must have been compatible with the vehicle’s mobile app prior to the OnStar 4G LTE hardware upgrade, if applicable. This plan does not include emergency, security or navigation services. These and other services require a paid or Add-On Plan. Visit onstar.ca for vehicle availability, coverage maps, details and system limitations. Available 4G LTE with Wi-Fi hotspot requires WPA2-compatible mobile device and data plan. Data plans are provided by AT&T or its local service provider. 4 Full functionality requires compatible Bluetooth and smartphone, and USB connectivity for some devices. Data plan rates apply. 5 Not compatible with all devices. 6 Comparison based on wardsauto.com 2017 Small Pickup segment and latest competitive information available at time of printing. Excludes other GM vehicles. 7 The 2-Year Scheduled LOF Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada who have purchased, leased or financed a new eligible 2017 MY Chevrolet, Buick or GMC vehicle (excluding Spark EV) with an ACDelco oil and filter change, in accordance with the Oil Life Monitoring System and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 48,000 km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. 8 Whichever comes first, fully transferable. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for complete details. 9 Services vary by model, conditions as well as geographical and technical restrictions. Unlock feature requires automatic locks. Remote start requires factory-installed and enabled remote start system.
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Rear-end crashes top the city list Continued from page 33
Of the reported crashes, six people suffered minor injuries, largely because most crashes were low-impact fender-benders, Brockington said, adding there were no fatalities and no major injuries. Eighty-four per cent were rearend crashes, said Landry, with the most happening at the turns. There were 24 rear-end bumps there in 2015, but 11 in 2016, which Landry characterized as “a big reduction.” The bulk of collisions are in a turning lane as motorists swing left from Riverside onto West Hunt Club, one of the city’s busiest eastwest routes, second only to Highway 417, said Brockington. HUNT CLUB STRETCH
“I think the real story is Hunt Club Road itself. Of the top-10 intersections for collisions, five are on Hunt Club,” Brockington said, also referring to Bank Street and Hunt Club Road, which also made the list. “I would hazard a guess that Hunt Club moves more cars than Carling, than Baseline and any other east-west road,” he said. “The in-
tersection is not able to process the volume of cars.” Traffic flow is key, particularly with new developments going in, such as Claridge’s proposal to construct a seniors’ residence and hotel further east on Hunt Club. “Hunt Club basically between Bank and the Hunt Club bridge is a parking lot” during rush hour, said Brockington. “The question isn’t how do you make it more safe, but how can the volume of traffic move better?” Landry said staff monitor traffic cameras mounted at several Hunt Club intersections. “This allows us to make signaltiming adjustments when we see a direction that is more congested than any other direction,” said Landry. “Our traffic operators are always keeping an eye on Hunt Club, as it is one of the busiest corridors in the city. “ Earlier this year, staff extended the left-turn lane from Riverside to Hunt Club, Brockington said. And signs warning motorists to maintain a safe difference from other vehicles will be installed soon, at his request. It’s hoped the south extension of the light-rail line to Bowesville
near Riverside South will help relieve congestion, given the growth in Barrhaven, Findlay Creek, Riverside South and Greely. “I don’t want this intersection to be a chronic one in the city,” he said. BY THE NUMBERS
2016 • Hunt Club Road and Riverside Drive: 43 crashes • Prince of Wales and West Hunt Club Road: 36 • West Hunt Club and Woodroffe Avenue: 35 • Montreal Road and Vanier Parkway: 33 • Hawthorne Road and Hunt Club Road: 33 • Cyrville Road and Innes Road: 31 • Fallowfield and Greenbank: 29 • Innes and Tenth Line: 29 • Bank Street and Hunt Club: 29 • Baseline Road and Woodroofe: 28 • Kirkwood Avenue North and Carling Avenue: 28 REPORTABLE COLLISIONS
2016: 14,023 2015: 15,073
Mayor’s Report
RemembeRing Canada’s 150th anniveRsaRy and Ottawa 2017 By: Mayor Jim Watson As we approach the Holiday season, it is also a time to begin to say farewell to 2017 and to reflect on the incredible year our country’s 150th birthday was. Ottawa 2017 did a fantastic job at organizing and celebrating Canada’s sesquicentennial in our City, and I am thankful for the lasting memories they’ve created for residents and visitors alike. It will be impossible to forget some of the year’s events, which transformed our City, captivated our imagination and elevated Ottawa onto the international scene. Some of 2017’s highlights include the Juno Awards and Juno week, Red Bull Crashed Ice, MosaïCanada 150, the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open LPGA Tour, Mìwàte – Illumination of Chaudière Falls, Canada’s Table, the Interprovincial Picnic on the Bridge and the 105th Grey Cup and Festival. Ottawa also saw record crows in 2017. Over 250, 000 guest celebrated close to 50 nations during their national days during Ottawa Welcomes the World at Lansdowne Park. More than 325,000 people made their way underground to the future Lyon LRT station for the multimedia show Kontinuum, and got a glimpse into Light Rail Transit in our City. But the most impressive crowd we had was most certainly the 750,000 people who immersed themselves into the magic that La Machine brought to our city. LongMa and Kumo will forever be engraved into our hearts and memories, and have changed the way we see our city. We would not have been able to make 2017 the success it has been without the tremendous contributions from our funding partners CIBC, Bell, and the Governments of Ontario and Canada. I would also like to extend my sincere gratitude to the amazing local volunteers who were superstars throughout the whole year – 3,000 strong! But the celebrations are not quite over yet. The month of December will be a winter sport extravaganza, with many exciting events taking place. On December 16, the Ottawa Senators will face the Montreal Canadiens at Lansdowne Park during the 2017 Scotiabank NHL100 Classic™ outdoor hockey game. This historical game marks the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup, the 100th anniversary of the first NHL game and the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Senators.
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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you are anxious to go on an adventure, but you simply can’t find time in your schedule. You may just have to make it happen by turning off your devices and heading out.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Conversations with others should be kept light and easy this week to avoid any drama, Sagittarius. Delving deeper into others’ lives is the furthest thing from your mind.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, your words and actions may not be matching up right now. This may be confusing to others. It may be better to just lead by example.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, even if you are sure that your perspective will win over the crowd, you have to accept there will be some who don’t agree with you. Be gracious and don’t step on any toes.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, are your achievements isolating you from others? You may have to let someone else get some of the glory this week, if only to show your vulnerable and accommodating side.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, things have been moving along quite easily for you and you are enjoying the respite. Take all the deep breaths you can during this period of recovery.
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CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Time has been passing quite rapidly, Cancer. You may be feeling like you aren’t quite catching up to the clock. As long as some work is getting finished, you are completely fine.
40. Rip 41. Remove 44. Puts together in time 45. Rotary engines 48. Skeletal structure 49. Member of a labor organization 50. Japanese classical theater 51. Undergarments
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, although you might not realize it, someone is making a concerted effort to get to know you this week. Be open to new relationships and you may make a lifelong friend. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you have worked hard and are now beginning to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Treat yourself to whatever you would like. Be proud of your efforts.
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AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Do not avoid others to escape conflict, Aquarius; otherwise, you are only delaying the inevitable. Speak your mind and address the situation with tact and professionalism. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, your self-esteem can soar this week if you surround yourself with the right people. Fill your days with fun and many activities.
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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: nepean@metroland.com
Nov. 16
Remembering John Hirsch in recognition of his contributions to Canadian Theatre on the 70th anniversary of his arrival to Canada as one of 1123 Holocaust orphans. 7 p.m. Free event. Registration required. RSVP: eton@nac-cna. ca. At theNational Arts Centre, O’Born Room. This special program, a tribute to Hirsch, will include excerpts from a oneman play Hirsch created and written by Alon Nashman and Paul Thompson and performed by Alon Nashman. Followed by a panel discussion.
Nov 16 to Nov 24
Friends of the Farm ‘Fall Frenzy’ Online Silent Auction. Going, going, gone! Bid on great holiday gifts and services without leaving home, use PayPal, cash or cheque, pickup at Bldg 72 Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/fcef-annual-events/
Nov. 16 to 18
The OHS Auxiliary will be selling lovely handmade crafts at Westgate Mall (Carling Ave and The Queensway) Thursday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. All proceeds go to support the animals at the Ottawa Humane Society. For
more info call 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.
Office 613 233 4523. Website www.phoenixplayers.ca.
Nov. 17 to 19
Fall fair at First. Visit the popular Fall fair at First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 30 Cleary Ave. Silent auction (including valuable art), clothes, collectables, flea market, home made lunch. Great deals on gently used clothes, books, and timeless treasures. Newly knitted items, jewelry, stamps and coins, electronics, CDs, DVDs. Contact: www.firstunitarianottawa.ca, or 613-7251066.
Join Hospice Care Ottawa for their annual fundraiser, Homes for the Holidays. It is a three-day tour of eight homes in Ottawa, beautifully decorated for the holiday season by local florists and designers. Back by popular demand the Holiday PopUp Shop and Gingerbread Village. Tickets are $50 each. Visit www.hospicecareottawa.ca or call 613260-2906 ext. 222 for more information or to purchase tickets.
Nov. 17 to Nov. 25
Office Hours by Norm Foster shines a light on a Friday in six different offices in the city. In true Foster style, it makes us laugh at our humanity, cleverly linking an overweight jockey, a demoted TV news reporter, a desperate movie producer, a philandering agent, a gay entertainment lawyer with an over-bearing mother, a Week at a Glance salesman, and an analyst with a client perched on her window ledge. Showtimes are Nov. 17-18 and 21-25 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 18, 19 and 25 at 2:30 p.m. at the Gladstone Theatre, 910 Gladstone Ave. Tickets are $23 and $20 (Seniors/Students). Box
Nov. 18
Christmas Marketplace, 10 to 1:30 p.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church, 2345 Alta Vista Dr. Help us support the Shriners’ kids when you purchase Christmas and other crafts, fashion accessories, gift baskets or deli and baked goods. You can enjoy lunch for $10 from 11 until 1 p.m. Contact Ann Gordon at 613-596-6961 for more info.
St. Mark’s Fall Bazaar, 1606 Fisher Ave., from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lion needleworks, sewing, knitting, crafts, baking, preserves, jewelry, attic treasures, rummage, toys and books. Light lunch also available. For more info, call 613224-7431 or email stmarks@ stmarksottawa.ca.
Nov. 18 and 19
Tea and Chocolate Festival at the Nepean Sportsplex, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tea-tasting competition with proceeds to Make-AWish and Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre. Free samples and presentations, workshops, Vintage Teacup Swap, etc. More info: www.teaandchocolatefestival.com or call 613-402-9918.
Nov. 19
The McKellar Park Community Association will host its Annual General Meeting be-
ginning at 7:15 p.m. Join us for updates on the various issues of importance to our neighborhood and learn about how you can get more involved. Learn more about home and neighbourhood safety with Ottawa Police Services, Rochester Field, Cleary Avenue LRT station, neighbourhood traffic calming initiatives and renewal of our parks. Coun. Jeff Leiper will join us as well. We look forward to seeing you at the McKellar Park Field House, 539 Wavell Ave. For more information, please contact us as at mpca.blog@ gmail.com. Celebration of National Housing Day at Ottawa City Hall (Jean Pigott Place), beginning at 2:30 p.m. Organized by the Multifaith Housing Initiative. All are welcome. Dr. Lindy Samson, chief of staff and chief medical officer of CHEO, will speak about
the importance of affordable housing on health and the important role organizations like MHI play.
Nov. 20
Above and Beyond Toastmasters hold meetings every Monday from now until Dec. 18 when we close for Christmas Holidays. Our Guest Night is Nov. 20. Come for the speeches, the laughter and the refreshments. Ottawa Civic Hospital in the Bickell Room off the Main Lobby at 7 p.m. More info, email Sharon at 45sharong@gmail.com.
Ongoing
The Belles and Beaux seniors choir is looking for new members. The group practices on Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Churchill Seniors Centre, 345 Richmond Rd. Anyone interested in joining is asked to call Vera Cloutier at 613-228-3428 or Dorothy Stoiber at 613-728-6617.
Come and join L`Età D`Oro (Golden Age) Group of Villa Marconi, for their popular bake sale located at Villa Marconi, 1026 Baseline Road, from 9 a.m. 2 p.m. Outside vendors will be joining in as well. For more info, call Teresa at 613-225-1878.
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